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RANDOLPH BULLETIN r U 0 VOL. IV. NO. 27. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1908. T71 THETi !CHR15T"CHILp3 , ;i BIRTHDAY. PRL5E:NT: By MAY C.RINGWOLT. HE, with her sweet young enthusiasm, tokl them of the i Cvst Christ mast Lie 1 - of ! Child me snir.ir.s; low h::ir. Did they ii i-. ar those fascinating gold hairpins, )? One was slipping out from the ft fluff over Miss Maud's left ear. only she dared teil her! But that jfning she had asked the awful lvilege of holding Miss Maud's mvff a rich sable with a beautiful bunch violets fastened to it and there is no courage left for further inti ite speech. Suddenly the spell wa3 pken, and Clarice turned with fery jerk from the object of her WBhip, and fiercely scowled at an offensive littl3 girl seated beside ,Excuse me," meekly apologized jnes, the new scholar. Clarice drew her light blue silk irts away from the dingy brown Bhrnere touching them; held herself ry straight; and, with a superb dig ty, sniffed the violets on the muff. "And now, my dears," said Miss aud, "as you know, Wednesday will i another birthday of the Christ llld, and who wants every one here give Him a present just as you auld give a present to your own ,tls i brother on bis birthday at me." She smiled radiantly. "Do iu ' wonder how you can do that lien; the Christ Child has become a Ing in Heaven? I'll tell you. Ha ft In His place all the poor little rls juid boys in this big world, and Id 'us that in giving to them we give THE ANGEL AND THE SHEPHERDS, "tTf S,jlifA(f :', r: afc to Him. Not far awaj is a great hos pital for little children who have crippled legs and arms, and poor, crooked backs, sick children who the Christ , can't run and play, but have to hobble cradled in about on crutches or lie in bed all SvvvXxij the manger because ( day. Wouldn't you like to make ' ' ! there was no room j their Christmas so happy that they'd che inn; of the Christmas carol of forget their pain?" ice and good will sung by the an- j Her smile gathered up their eager Is to the shepherds watching their nods of assent, as a golden thread cks by night. j gathering pearls. "I knew you would. Clarice's face was rapt; her eyes. Well, I'm going to teil you a secret." oring. Of all the teachers in the She leaned confidentially near. "The nday-schonl. none v. as so lovely as day' before Christmas we're to have r own MI?3 Mnud. She was certain a dear little service down here, and it the Christinas anseLs had the . ever there on the platform will be an empty manger, and, as we sing our Christmas carols, we are going to march up to the manger and each put in a gift for some little Chri child at the hospital. Won't we have a jolly time deciding what to bring! Why, it will be almost as exciting as if every girlie of you were playing Santa Claus!" Again Clarice's smiling face was clouded by a scowl, and one rude elbow poked the new scholar's arm. "Clarice!" exclaimed Miss Maud, severely. "She's crowding nisi" defended a sulky voice: Miss Maud looked up at the little rown figure shrinking back into a corner. The child's eyes were lumin ous; her face fluslied. lier lips parted. "Agnes was so intently listening to me that I'm sure she didn't realize that she was leaning against anyone. I'm surprised at you, Clarice!" A cheek hid its shamed crimson in the soft muff. To have Miss Maud "sur prised" at you was ignominy itself! Her tears wet the violets. It was all Agnes' fault. She would never for give her never! And when Sunday-school was over and Agnes, with a timid smile, asked if she might walk up the street with Clarice, that unladylike little girl slipped her arm through that of her chum, Anabel, and, whispering and giggling, stalked by Agnes without a word. The tears cams into Agnes' eyes, for mother would not let her play with the little girls in the new neigh borhood Into which they had moved, because the children thei'e were rough and boisterous, and used naughty words, and she was very lonely. But she was a brave little soul, and dash- 4 j OUT I iril M? 'fsJ-C 3:& Albert Edeifelt. the angtl said unto them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good. tidings of great Joy. , Ing away the tears, she was soon skipping along in the sunshine, think ing what a lucky girlie she was to have two lively legs, and a straight, Btrong back. Agnes remembered the time, be fore dear father's death, when they lived in a cunning cottage of their own on a pretty avenue, but now mother and she had only one room at the top of a gloomy house on a forlorn back street. Still, as her feet clattered up the dark, uncarpeted i stairs, her heart was full of happiness because she had reached home at last for even one room ia home when mother is there. "Oh, mother," exclaimed Agnes, "I've so much to tell you!" And cuddled In mother's lap, an arm about her neck, a hand patting her cheek, Agnes sweetly prattled of the Christ Child of old, and how His birthday was to be kept by giving presents to poor, sick little children left In His place. "And, mother," she cried, "I'm going to give a doll just like my own dear Peggy! Do you think, mother dear if I sewed, too, you know you could get the dollie dressed in time?" The smile fadd from mother's Hps, and the arm about her girlie trembled. "My dear little Agnes," she murmured, r.ith a catch in her voice, "mother is so sorry to disap point you." She paused, then brave ly went on. "Agnes has grown to be such a little woman that mother is going to explain everything to her. Ycu know, dear, for three whole weeks mother had no work to do." "Yes," chimed in Agnes, gaily, "and it was just beautiful! We took long walks, and, in the evening, in- stead of the stupid sewing, you told rae the Novelist stories.!" "But, love," explained mother, with HANGING THE a sad smile, "when there is no work there is no pay no money to buy anything to eat nor coal to keep 113 warm." . "We ate every day, though, mother dear, and most generally always we had a fire." "Yes, dear, because a kind man let us have all that we needed, and trusted mother to pay for it when she got work again. So, you see, Agnes, the money that mother is making now does not really belong to us, but every cent must go to pay our debts." . A small head solemnly nodded. "It hurts mother very much not to give her darling any Christmas toys nor let her girlie's kind heart have its wish about the dollie for the poor cick little child at the hospital, but Agnes will try to be a good little girl about it, won't she?" The arms about mother's neck tightened their hold, but Agnes' mouth twitched, and she had to blink very hard to keep back the tears. If she had no present to lay In the Christmas manger, how would the Christ Child know that she loved Him? "Of course," she r.rgued to herself, "I could 'splain in my prayers that I had nothing to give." But had she nothing? Her face suddenly crimsoned, and a great lump cloked her little throat. There was Pejgy herself! Without Bpeaking, she got ?own from mother's lap, and darted across the room to her little bed. There, propped up by a pillow, sat Peggy in a stiff pink calico dress. The curls had all been combed out of Peggy s straggling hair; the rcses had long ago faded from her cheeks, and in a sad accident Perry had parted com pany with the end of her nose. " You dear ! " whispered Agnes. Her Hps formed a determined line. How could she have thought of giving Peggy up! What would she do all day without' a dollie to play with? What would she do at night without a dollie to sleep on the pillow beside her? But how disappointed her sick little girl at the hospital would be Christmas morning when all the ether children had lovely presents, and she found that she had been left out? Agnes stooped over the bed, gathered Peggy in her arms, and pressed her to her aching heart. It was the-day before Christmas, and the children had sung all but their last carol which they were to sing as they marched to the mangor and laid down their gifts one by one. The door softly opened, and a little brown shadow of a girl with a small pink object hugged to her breast rtuwuinMiiii ii win m ii run nimiii in "ii J ' ' ' SLafiLt slipped timidly in. For a moment Agnes stood dazed, as if she had sud rioniv ontored fairvland. for the bare wans Df the room were festooned with neavy rope3 of Christmas greens, tQ 8aaae8 at the windows were drawn, and all the chandeliers brll liantly lighted, while above the awalt ing manger shone a glorious electric star. Then, ashamed of being so late, sha hurriedly tiptoed to her place, the vacant seat beside Clarice, Claric9 met her with a cold stare, but the gaza of. Agnes' eyes never reached the unkind little girl's face, for it rested in fascinated awe upon a vision of beauty in Clarice's arms. It was a doll such as fairies might dream of. She had dark, clusterins curls, and magnificent brown eyes. Her cheeks glowed with color, and there was the cunningest dimple In her round chin. She was dressed In claret velvet trimmed in white silk, and wore a claret velvet poke bonnet with white silk strings and an ex quisite white plume gracefully touch ing the brown curls on the right side. And best of all, she had a necklace of gold beads, and gold bead brace lets dangling over her hands. "Oh," murmured Agnes, "won't your little hospital girl be pleased?" "My little hospital girl!" scorn fully whispered back Clarice. "You don't suppose I'd give my best doll away! Here's my present" she held cut a box of jack-straws "Lady Lu cile and I simply stopped in." She airily tossed her head. "We're on our way to a Christmas Eve party." STOCKING. "Form in line, my dears," inter rupted Miss Maud, briskly. "Yes, cur class comes last, but you must sing all the time we're marching." The children's voices caroled joy ously as the procession pressed for ward, but one little singer was mute. She was the last in the. line, a little brown shadow of a girl with a small pink object hugged to her breast. Mis3 Maud stood by the manger, now heaped with all sorts of playthings, and nodded and smiled as each wee member of her class approached. Puzzled, she watched Agnes pause, look at the manger with frightened eyes, and hesitate. Then she saw the small pink object lifted to the child's Hps, and heard the sound of a smacking kiss ot farewell before trembling hands laid a doll with straggly hair, faded cheeks and a broken nose among the new toys. "Why, my dear," cried Miss Maud, putting her arms about Agnes, "what U the matter?" A great sob shook the tiny figure. "Tell me all about it," comforted Miss Maud. And Agne3 brokenly confided the whole story. But as she explained how mother's money belonged to somebody else, and how she had noth ing to give the Christ Child except her only doll, neither of them noticed a little listener who drew nearer and nearer. "No, no," cried Agnes, "I wouldn't take her back. I want the little hos pital girl to have her she'll 'predate Peggy's crippled nose, won't she?" Agnes forced a smile through her tears. "Only," sho faltered, "It will be bo so lonesome without any doll ie." Something tugged at Miss Maud's skirts. She turned, and with a start of surprise, looked down into Clar ice's eager face. "I've lots more at home, you know," she whispered. And, laying Lady Lucile in Agnes' astonished arms, Clarice ran after her chum, Anabel. The Interior. ERRY ForFnrpily Two Oyster Souf, Gr?rkir5.1 Roast Ducf '- Apjole-and-Cclery 5aiad 1 Potatoes, Scalloped, vifb Grated Onion! Squash. Pfuro Ridding, Hard Sauce. I PANAMA EXPLOSION Results in a Number of Pcopfe Losing Their lives SCENES OF GREAT EXCITEMENT Premature Expbsior. cf an Enormous Elast cf Powder Near Colon Claims Ten Dead and Fifty Injured. Colon, By Cable. A giant blast of lynamite, already prepared for firing, vas p: maturely exploded in the workings at Eas Ob'spo Saturday, ren m( n were killed and fifty injured, t may be that others have been kill id, fcr debris is piled up in all dlrec- 10ns. Bos Obispo cut is about 30 miles :rcm Colon, and tbe shock of the cx-r'os-on was distinctly fcli here, as in idciiticn to that in the blast, 22 tons f dynamite was exploded. Numerous reports are current r.s to he cause of the accident but the of ieial vers'en from Culebra, which rives an estimate cf ten killed and ifty wounded, states that during the loading of the last hole cf the blast lhe dynamite in this cutting was dis liprged, and the remaining 22 tons vere exploded by concussion. The belcs bad not been connected slectrically as the discharge cf the ilast was set for 5 o'clock in the ifterrccn. The last bole was being oaded under the supervision cf one if the vrcst efficient powder men in he employ of the commiss on. A passenger train had just passed vhen the explosion occurred, but it .vas not in any way damaged. The majority of the victims arc paniards. Relief trains were sent to the scene jf the disaster and one which re- urned here several hours later irought back the report that 45 cf he injured bad been sent to Ancon Hospital. The officials cn the train stated hat eleven dead had been found vhile many others in the srans: of 120 vlio were employed in the cut were mssing. It was silso reported W. the t neii that the explosion wos due to a passing steam shovel, which Lcok d the wh-e leading fo the immense charge of dviiamifc. Whether or not his was .the cause cf the accident, i steam shovel and crew, which hap pened to be cn the scene were prac tically buried under the mass of rocks and earth thrown up. Gangs were scon searching for the dead and assisting the wounded. Electric lights were set up and at night steam shovels were at work re moving the tons upon tons of debris. Many of the men have been seriously :niured, some cf them probably fa tally. Tradition has it that the Panama Railroad cost one human life for ev sry tie, what with accidents, insurrec tions and disease, and the construe rion of the canal has not gone along without exacting its toll. There have been a number of acci dents in the last two years, chief a.mong which was the premature ex plosion of dvnamite at Pedro Miguel in June, 1907, whicS resulted in the death of seven men and the injury of a number of others. The Dead Total Fourteen. Colon, By Cable. The exnlosion Sun day at Bas Obispo of 21 tons nf dynamite blast was the most serious accident in connection with the build ing of the Panama canal since the United States took control. A thor ough investigation with a view to fixing the responsibilitv has been or dered and already officials are tak ing evidence. Crooked Wisconsin Banker Sentenced Milwaukee, Wis., Special. John F. Schulte, aged 33, former paving tel ler of the First National Bank cf Ra eine, was sentenced to five years at Fort Leavenworth by Judge Quarles. Schuite embezzled $15,000, pleaded guilty and asked for leniency. Five years is the minimum penalty! Schuite was arrested at Cleveland on July 7. Mail Carrier Badly Hurt. Spartanburg, Special. Jesse L. Wood, a well known letter carrier, was thrown from his buggy early Sunday morning and seriously injur ed. The horse Mr. Wood was drivina took fright on east Main street, just in front of the First Presbyterian church. He was thrown violently to the sidewalk and knocked uncon scious. When taken to his home it was discovered that three of his ribs had been broken and one of hi& shoulders terribly injured. He is threatened with pneumonia, which makes his condtiion trebly worse. Ohio Congressman Critically 111. Wooster, O., Special. The mar found unconscious in the chair cai cf a Pennsylvania westbound trair here Sunday and taken to a local hospital was lster identified as Con gressman Grant E. Mcuser, of the Marion, O., district. Physicians de clare he is suffering from uraemie poisoning and acute congestion of the kidneys. W work of gongress Conres'cs-l Summery. The business of both bouses cf "cngress WS8 confined largely to list uiing to the reading cf the Presi dent's annua message but in oddi- cicn a few bills were introduced both n the Senate and the House and in he House a number cf bills was sent o conference, among them being cne providing for a new immigration sta- icn in Ecston. In addition, the Speaker announced the apointment of Mr. Iliggins, cf 7onnceticr.t, to a place on the com mittee on the judiciarj', in place of Mr. Littlcficld and cf Mr. Martin to i place cn the committee on Indian affairs in place of Mr. Parker, cie ?eascd. For the first time during the present Congrcs there wag a call of the "cm nittccs cf the House but no measure vas repcrtcd by any cf them. The miscellaneous work of the Sen ate consisted in the main of the ref erence in executive session of about 1,500 recess nominations, whieh were sent to the Senate by the President, and the adoption of resolutions of re sxet cn account cf the deaib. of mem bers of the House who haw passed away since the adjournment last May. The Senate adjourned fcr the i!ay at 2 o'clock and the House at 2:35. Census Bill Passed. For neaily five hours the House of Representatives considered the bill Drovidinsr for the taking of the thir teenth and subsequent . eleeennial cen suses, end passed it without material change. From the very outset of the debate it became evident tnat tne progress of the measure toward pas sage would be impeded. Pcnsionn in Senate. The scss.on of the benate waf chiefly devoted to the formal presen tation of dcnnrtmentrl i-eports and the introduction of bills. The re ports have been made public front time to time and the bills numbering 359 wore rhicflv for the srranting of pensions. Saturday's Ssssicn. The -Uose cf Representatives Sat rrds v:as i'-1 ts old-time forcn. Nc , i i , r.ofout, but under a call of comniit tcet several mccsurrs in which the meifcferurs were especially interested, and in "some cases vitallv 'concerned. were considered. With few exeep tiens they engendered the livelies' sort cf debate, end it was disclosed that the forces for cr against then were fully lined up for the fray Parliamentary tactics were freely re sorted to, with the result that five times the rd! .was called. The first rangle occurred on a reso lution fixing the boundary lir.'- he tween the Slates of Colorado. Okla homa and New Mexico, which wa agreed to bv a majoritv b'lt not with out two roll calls. The House then by a decisive vote refused to furthei consider the bill providing for arbi trary settlement of disputes between employers and employes. Next turning attention to the bill providing for the protection of aliens in the United States the subject was Ihrerhcd cut et length. The measure had rough sailing and it was passed by a slim majority after the roll had been called twice. Mr. and Mrs.. Taft Given Reception Washington, Special. President elect and Mrs. William II. Taft were tendered a reception by Miss Mabel Ecardman, a Washington gooietj leader, at her home on Dupont circle, The function was one of the mosl notable of the season, and among the guest were a large number of the rep. rcsentative persons of the Capital's official, diplomatic and social circles. The Evacuation of Cuba. Washington, Special. At the War Department the first details regard ing the withdrawal from Cuba of the American army of pacification, which has been on duty there sinee the fall of 1900, were made known. The movements of the troops will be gin on January 1st and will be com pleted by April 1st. Killed by Electric Shock. Yorkville, Special. Mr. W. F. Downs, a native of Fort Mill, and fcr the past three cr four j-ears head machinist at the Tavora Cotton Mill at this place, was instantly killed by an electrical current. The electrical current which is furnished, by the Southern Power Company, had failed Slid Superintendent Ramseur and Mis. Downs were searching for the trouble. The switch Lad been opened and TJowtas placed his hand on a wire he supposed dead but it proved not fb be and he Fell back lifeless. Thomas F. Ryan Gives $1,000 to Uncle Remus Fund. Atlanta, Ga-, Special. J. G. Les ter, secretary of the "Uncle Remus" memorial association, announced the receipt, of a contribution of $L0Q0 from Thjcmas F. Ryan, of New York, to the fund of perpetuating the Mem ory of Joel Chandler Harris. ,Mr. Ryan was tendered and has accept ed the vice presidency of the asso ciation. , DUTCH SEIZE VESSEL Venezuelan Ship Towed Into . Pert FRILE CARRIED DUTCH FLAG Ihe GclderlaHcVSlc&sis Into the Har fecr of WOiasiBtaJ Toxins the VeEcznlcan Ccastsuar 3 Ship Alex Flying the Dutch lias end Sport ing a Dutch Crcsv. Willeamstcd, Island cf Curacao, Special. The Butch cruiser Geldcr land came into this port Sunday mcrnir: towing the Veuczenla coast guard ship Alix with the Dutch flaj flying and a Dr.teh crew on beard. The Gcldei land captured the Alix off Puerto Cabello on Saturday. At that time the Alix was lving c!ce in bore and notwithstanding the threat which the Veacsulean government had made lo fire upon any of the Dutch -"arsbip. commit tiig a hostile act, the Celckiknd steamed at full speed towards the guard ship and sent an officer and guard in a launch to seize her. No shots ca:n3 from the i'orts cn land. The crew of the Alix was put ashore and the Dutch officer and mar ines remained on board, the Gelder land finally taking the Alix in tow and steaming away with her prize. The seizure of the Alix was in ac cordance with the plans cf the Hol land government Avlicn instructions were issued to the three Dutch war ships now in these waters to make a demonstration off the coast of Ven ezula and to capture any Yenczulean ships" cf war of guard vessels that tbev might find. The pecp'e cf Curacao are greatly rejoiced. The Governor cf Cnraeao said : "The capture of our warships of coast guards and war vessls is not to be considered an unfriendly act against the Yenezuleans. It is mere ly a reprisal against Castro's govern ment which refuses to give satisfac tion for his unfriendly acts toward Holland." It is learned from the officers of the Gelderland that the battleship Jacob Van llcmskerk nnd the cruiser Friesland are now off La Guyra and that further captures sxzy be expect ed at any time. Taft's View cf McKinley. New York, Special. President elect William II. Taft, speaking Sun day night at the dedication of a Mc Kiuley memorial organ in Metropoli tan Temple, told to the audience the story of his official association with the late Prseident, and declared with reference to the Philippine Islands hat the policy laid down by Mr. Mc Kinley in 1000 had been the policy cf the present as it will be the polic.v of his own administration in thv White House. Mr. Taft will remain here until Thursday, when he leaves for Augusta. Ga., to Fpend the flvo weeks preceding his piocosed depart ure to the Panama canal. American Railway Company Asks For a Charter. Hawkinsville, Ga., Special. Char ter was applied fcr by a local attor ney on behalf cf interested parties for a charter for "The American Railway Company," which proposes building a line from Abbeville, Qa.f to Winchester, in Macon county, Ga,, via Hawkinsville and Grovania. The proposed road will traverse one of the richest fanning sections of the State. It Avill tap the Seaboard at Abbeville and the Gulf line at Haw kinsville. Work will begin at once, it is stated. 1903 Cotton Crop. Washington, Special. The crop reporting board of the bureau of eta. tistics of the Departent of Agricul ture has estimated frcm reports of correspondence agents of the bureau that the total production of cotton in the United States for the year 190S-9 would amount to 0,182,970,000 pounds. England Rushes More Troops to India. London, By Cable. Another heavy draft on English home regiments for service in India was ordered by the war office. The trcops will be ready to embark fcr India as scon as pos sible as the threatened Indian up rising is believed to be imminent. Fri day's draft with the heavy rein forcements that started for India last Wednesday, has reduced many of the heme battalions to mere skeletons and an. additional call for recruits will scon be made. Wife of Millionaire is Arrestd For Shoplifting. New York, Special. Mrs. Louis J. Schloss, wife of the well knowp New York and Baltimore clothier, was ar rested here last week for shoplifting. Different articles she had picked up amounted to about $1G. Shf; pleads nervousness and ill health,. The case will be heard soon. , .
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